The New York Herald Newspaper, December 17, 1853, Page 8

‘The Ninth Ward Rict Case. OPENING SFESCH OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY. ‘THIRD DAY. COURT OF GENBRAL SESSIONS. Before his Honor Recorder Tillou. Deo. 16.—The Court met this morsing at the usual our, when the following persons appeared to answer the @barge of rict and assault and battery, on the Fourth of July last:—Edward Christie, Thos. Brady, Joh Laverty, Joba Patterson, Thos. Trainor, James Fitzpatrick, Peter Thorn, Charles Burns, James Ramahard, Anthony Me Quade, Johm Conroy, Thos. Burns, Patrick Nolan, Edward Marre Johe Trainor, Thos. Corrigan, aud John Kelly. beiog opered, the Clerk’ pi to swear the jurors, who apswered to their names as follows:— uel T Carson, Robert R. Walker, Samuel 8. Day, Charles 8. Noah, Jerome B. King, Charles S Hubbard, ‘Wm. C, Miller, Joseph Black, Jonepb A, wate Milton B. Bowen, Vatenting, on " B. Read. The District Attorney, N. B. Blunt, then rose for the pores of opening the case, and spoke substantially as lows :-— Guriuaan oF THe Jvuy:—I shall be exceedingly brief in my remarks to you in vpening this case. The defendants here stand chargrd in the iacictment with having, om the Fourth of July Jast, committea a riot in the Ninth ward im this city. 1 shall dret call your a’tention to the law in regard to riots, ani it ehallbe your duty to apply that lay to the case as eon as you have heard the testimony. In the Grst piace, there are three kinds of unlawful as- wemblages. The first is a tumultuous assemblage, the second an affray, anc the third a riot. A tumultuous dis- turbance of the public peace by three or more persons, having no assigned or lawful object in view, under such circumstances as to produce @ breach of the public peace, isin law called an “‘unlawfal assemblage.” You ‘will observe that when there are ‘more than tnree ns assembled hav.ng no lawful odjec: im view, they Eroome what isknowe in law as « ‘tumultuous assem- We next come to the affray—it is the fighting of public street. That is what is vechnicaily termed sn aflray, but it does not always lead to a riot. 1 now come to the definition of a riot, which is a tumaltueus disturbance of the public pesce--" It is a congregation of three or more pers ns together in the public streets, aad committing violence and breaking the public peace. It requires thres or more pesons to commit a riot, and they must not merely a +emble tumulteously, but they must execute their unl.wiul purposes. If being thus assembled and they execu e their purposes it becomes a riot. Nor is it kecesrary to commit @ riot that the par- ties should bave aseinbled for that purpose; it is only Becessary that ® breach of the peace siould take place and bave been committed by those engaged in the riot. Three or more yer-ons must be concerned ina riot to Committ the offence. It is suilicient if they are together gnc sppear to act inthe same manner and have the same view w disturbing the public peace. The law for riot ‘wal be invoked in this case and I think I may say that it is hardly probable and barely possible that the counsel for there defendants will undertgke to deny the fact that a riot took place on the Fourth ol July last The facts that will be preved to you by mumerous wi nesses will be:—that on that day, the Gay of festivity and rejoicing, that day, ia the language of the patriot Adams, of rejoicing, of fring of guns, of ringing of bells, of lighting of bonfirer, and Ulumiustions— it was observec in this city by a public procession both Civic and military, and bya cootinual ballooing and up- roar by the boy# apd girls ia all the public strects. Oa the 4th of July a society called the Ancient Order of Hi- berniavs, comp red nearly altogether of persons bora op the other side of the Atlantic, in their course through ‘the designated route pasted through the Ninth ward, ia Shesidightnsmeed. of ahtngton square, In this vicinity, by some accicent, an omnibus, which had evidently got there by mirtake, became entangled with the proce sion, in other worcs, actually broke the ranks of this rociety. Now, under ‘ordinary circumstances, in a crowded tho roughfare of @ great city like this, men would pay bat little attention to a circumstance like this. Bat ia this Case the matter resulted very seriously indeed. Instead of slowing this omnibus to psss through, or the mem- bers of the society quiet y submitting to the delay caused by an upintenticns! act ov the part of the driver, some of the members of the association .proceeded at once to flict persoral injury on the driver. Some of them the horses, some of them attempted to 0 driver from his seat, tome of them got inside the stage, and then some actually moucted the stag: and nally succeeded in getting the driver from his sea’ iving him at the same time a severa beating. This Breach of the peace of course attracted the attention of 85 &, citizens passing in the neighdorhood, who of course want to tbe aid of the stage driver; but the society being the Strovgsr party, succe-ded in -eating off the citizens, Many acts of violence were then committed. (One little Doy, after a great b-ating, succeeded with the aidof a 4 citizen, in getting into the basement of a dwelling pesphager= Tap play Bends ‘any further molestation. Aid was then sent for to the station house, and the po- lice were soox on the ground, Then, instead of obeying the commands of the police, the members of the souiety turned around and beat them, aad. consequently, a riot took piace. The policemen were badly beaten, and they, in their turn, ivfiicted such punishment as would serve to protect the majesty of the jaw. Allow me here toeay, that I hold it to be the duty of the police, where a con- conrse of men are acsembled ond violatiog the law, firat to go in, aud use their efforta to quell the’ riot, before they should endeavor to make any arrests; the quelling of the riot is far more necessary than arresting prisoners. It is the only way in which the police can exerci-e their authority, by first suppressing the riot be fore they ecoumber taem elves with captures, and thus, by meving im solid bocie* they can at ouce do more exe- euticn, and more effectually vindicate the law, than by taking’ each one a prisscer, mabing, perhaps, about twenty captures, and leaving five hundred riotous men bebird to fight. Itis better for them firs: to disperse and bresk up the rict, aud then to sirest their prisoners. The Jaw holds that the citizeus in the vicinity of the riot must teke part either wih the rioters or tbe police; on this eubject let me call your attention tothe lew. I read from Wharton, page 7.4 regard to the Kensington i oteus altuous asser blages, all who nd nut actually engaged in their suppression t instance, are in the presumption of the law participants, and the obligation is east upon a person 80 Circumstanced to prove bis acteal uon-interference. When, however, the sheriff of a county, the mayor of a city or apy etber known public conservator of the peace, has repaired in the discharge of his duty to the sorne of tamult, there proceeded the dispersion of the un- lawful riotous assembly, and Cemanded the assistance cf those present to aid in iis » pression, from that inetant there can bs ro neutrals. The line is then drawn between those who are for and those who are against the mainte- mance of order, and with the forces of one or the other all will promptly arrange themselves, Those who continue Tooblng on while the sctive rioters are resisting the public authorities avd daringly moving on te the Consummation of their designs cf destructios—who refuse to jin with the authorities, and witness their defeat without strikiog = blow in aid of outraged law—are just as much rioters as those most sctive in the work of violence. And under such Cirer metences, it will avail them nothing that they are only passive lookers-on instead of active rioters and incen- diaries. That then beivg the law, you will apply it to the evidence. This body of men had at theirhead a marshal. Although net now om trial, yet his name must ne- cosrarily appear im cornrction with the riot of the o:hers. Anc I thing I hazard nothing in saying that it will be clearly shown to by men whose characters are beyond reproach, that in this riot, if the marshal haa thought proper to perform his duty as he sbould have done, the whole of the occur rence might have bren prevented. The greater portion of them bad already reed, when he called them back, beth by exuortation and gesture, 10 renew the fight. I ask you to give a verdict of riot against each and every max who shall be clearly identified as having been ¢: or participated in this tumultuous distar Dance of the public pease, and ewpecially for those par ties gathered there to disturb it. Above all, I will ask that those who oppored the police: and much will you hol responsible for this outrage. Whether these defen- dante are or are not /oreigaers i care not—whether they were born here or not i have no right to inquire, Ia my duty as public prosecutor | have no right to distinguish Qne man frow another. Ard be he the proudest in the Iapd, in “manner born,”’ or be he the poorest refagee from. foreign despotiem, I hold each and every one amenable to the laws of the country in which I live The first witness then put upon the stand for the pro- @ecution was— Sidney Parker, who, on being sworn, deposed that he resided in Horatio street, near Fourth street; my basi pees, said the witness, is a brick dealer; on the 4:h of July last I was in the neighbornood of Abingdon square; it was about the your of 11 or 1144 o’elock; 1 was coming from a public house ai the time which is situated at the west side of the equ District Attorney. —Whst did you see? Did you see Any persons engagec in x riot? Mr, McKeon, couasel for the defence.—I suppose you are going to prove by this witrers that he ssw the riot, nd if you do, be must icentify every man of these de fondante aa being there, before yon prove by him there was s riot. Such isghe principla of law as laid down in Foseoe’s Crimival Ligert ani Selwin’s Crowa Reports. You conceive, your honor, that in the case of Nicholson and others inuicted for riet, Selwia’s Crown Reports, page 200, that it was held so by # «pecial commission of judges. Black burne. for the prosecntion, a the riot, whén Anderson (Judge must first identify the priseners as having been present. Biackburne contended that in the Manchester riot ease the :ame course had been adopted. But per Anderson (Judge), it wax held by the Judges on the spesial commission of 1860 and 1831 at Salisbury, taat the pri- fovers murt first be identified as having been prasent, forming part of the crowd, and the fifteen Judges have Covfirmed the bolding of the special commission. District Attorney—It is not worth an argamen:; it is Only the mere order of proof; } will leave it to the court for ite decision. Reorder decided that it was a question merely as tothe order of proof, and sustained the course of the Mr. McKeon—Then your Honor will note my exception. Reocréer—Yes, sir. The examination of the witness then proceeded as fol- lows :—My attention was attracted when atandiog on the stoop on the public house, by the procession as it praned; it was the Hibernian Society; my attention wax then drawn toa noise about fifty yards below me; I saw » stage through t rocession: Me persons had hold horses? heads; the tage was partly through the procession at the time; there were two per- sons hoicing the horses’ heads, ard reversl ware trying to get hold of them; others were beating the horses with staves and nosing threatening !anguage to the driver for ging througn the procession; it was a ‘two horse cicnibus; there were two passengers sitting on each ride of the driver, I next saw a pumber of pra @engers in the siage who hvermed dixpesed to get out, bat not do #0 on account of the number of persons atanding around, trying to get the driver off the stage: he them to let him go on, as his horses restive, but would not; they th the head and sidis with their staves, | solicited them pak. the driver alone, but my solicitations were ua- jed. Here the eounsel on both sides informed the Court that the room was so cold that it was impossible for the ex- amination of the witness to go on any further, ani that 06 heaters used to warm the room been cut off by + masom, who were knooting im o dor from the floor @ercaih into the mext building, and the heaters just 3 being in the spot where the break in the well was Miter of evar the foom ond ct be wanted until a stove was put up. The Recorder vaid he was very sorry that such was the case, for be was rather averse to breaking off the examination of a witness in that way; but as it was deemed fit te adjourn the case until proper heating ar- Tangements were , he would sdjoura the case until Monday morning, at 11 o'clock. The Court, after cau- tioning the jury not to have any communication with anybody on the subject matier, adjourned until Monday, when the examination of Mr Parker will be continued. The Canada Bank Fraud. BYIDENCE CLOSED ON BOTH SIDK8—STATEMENT OF JABEZ L. WHITE—SUMMING UP OF COUNSEL. Bef re Justice Stuart. Tre parties again met in the matter pending against D. W. Vau Aermam, P. W. Sawin, and others, on a charge of obtaining $5,000, en a forged or fraudulent draft, pur- porting to have been drawn by the Hamilton Ext 0 Bank, Hamilton, Madison cousty, this State, from the agent of the Bunk of Moutreal. At the commencement of proceedings the magistrate called Mr. James M. Murray, Clerk of Police, to the stat who testified that the evidence recorded in the, proce ings, purporting to be the testimony of Jabez L. White, is, in truth, the evi- dence of said Whi . in behalf of the people oa complaint sapieet Daniel W. Van Aecrnam, and others, chargea with felon: Or xamipation by Mr. Clinton.—Q Do you recollect, at the close of the examination, of Mr. White's asking t> explain bis testimony given asaforeraid? A. My impres- sion is that there was something said by Mr. White on the subject. Q Did not Mr. White’: counsel ask that you, as olerk of this court, should enter that fact upen the minutes of = vidence of White taken by myself? A. It yas not jone. Q. Did not my associate, Mr. Baddeck, ask of the court the privilege, at the clone of examining the witness White, in order, as he stated, t> elucidate fully the fasta of the case, and to bring outsuch other facts as he should derm material and just to the witness, in pursuance, as he understood, et sa intimation or statement of the court, and the commencement of the examination of White, that White’s counsel, as a matter of favor or indulgence, should be permitted to ask bim, during the taking of his teriimony, whatever questions they .eemed neceesary fi the purposes a:ove mentioned, or anything to that effect A. Yee, sir. Q. Did Mr, Bliss, one of the counsel for defendant Abell, at the close of the examina ion of White, or during continuance, ak to cross examine White? A. Ye: be cid at the close of the examination. By Justice Stuar!—Q. Was ic not after Waite had been ordered into custody by the magistra fendant ia this ease, that both uis connsel ri privilece to further exewine him under oath, avd taat he Was no more under osth, and no longer a witnesa, but one of the accused parties in the care, and that any s’atement be desired to make must be in pursuance of the statate in such cases provided’ A, | think it was Q. Was not Mr. Wiits repeatedly told by the magir- trate dw ing bis exemination as a witness, as also at the time he was sworn as such, that he need ot answer any questions, or give any evidence tending in his judgmeat to criminate biceelf, and when answering the questions propounded, that on all occasions he was at liberty to staie a: length anything and sll he might have to say in respect to the particular matter inquired of? yjected to by Mr. Cliston, on tne ground that the f evidence must show such # state of facta if Overruled. hink he was. Jinton—Q Waa not the suggestion that what ever explevation White wished to make shou'd be made by mas a cefendant under the statute first made by air Cochrane, after the court had declined to permit him to give avy ‘explanation of his evidence? A. I don’t remember. + Q At the cloee of White’s examination, or during any rt of it, to your koowledge, was any question put to jim by either one of his counsel at the close of Waite’a examination as a witness? A. Not to my knowl Q. Have you any distinct recollection of anything being said by the court, before White’s examination commenced and before he was sworn, in respect to his not being compeliec to answer any questions which might tend to his crimipation? A. I remember the court stating to Mr. White the position in which he stood. Mr. Clinton offered to show the good character of Mr. White. The court remarked toat it considered it quite unnecessary, as he believed Mr. White to be of unexcep- tionable character up :o this time. The case was now closed on all sides, and the is trate placed Mr. White under examination asa defendant, ané charged him that he was at liberty to apawer or Gecline to answer any questicn that might be put to him. The following is the statement made by Mr. White in re- ference to the charge . STATEMENT BY MR. WHITE. Iam innocent of the charge now preferred agai e been called and examined by you as a witnes: ured that lwasn tin coat event to b defendant. All sorts of Ie: ir; most of which required catcgoricsl answer of yes or no. ‘These questions, moet of them, assumed fects which did not | exst, and were 60 drawn thats skiirul lawyer, with a ful knowledge of the facts, and with no disposition to conceal | thing, would find his tretched to the utmost answering, with accurao: were worded as the ugh the obj e tort from me some evidence of guilt. At the outset of my ex- amination, and after you put tome afew questions of the charecter already spoken of my counsel propvitty of) ovr permitting me, it you desired my evidence, to detail in narrative form wratever facts, it any, Laren ed ease within my knowledge, reserving to yourself ¢! t examine and cross-examine me at any mace my statemens, should you deem it necessary or ad’ ble. You refused to adopt that course, but state my counsel that I shou) explanation J saw fit and tha: my coauscl, He ton and L.. K. Haddock, Esq , a'though ttwas not a matter of right, but of favor and indulgeace ou your part, would be al- lowed to ask ine any questions which they deemed pzoper. ‘The right of expl ination you retased me. You also retured to sllow my counsel to put to me such questions as they deemed in justice to myself and in order to elicit e. Lam sdviced by my counsel that tl n by me cannot, in the evect of my being e need either for cr against mo, under any sir- ver ; that considerstiors of public policy, nd the well reseanized pr netple of law, pro: Proceeding an sbsolate and un jualified nulity, For this reason, no less for the reason that nothing I might say here would be evidence on my own bebalf, an’er the ad. vise of my counsel I shall not now go into x the mateors embraced some throe Fittings think 1 nm the witne stand altogether some sixteen hours; my cxamination on the Isst exami oo mupying from & little past tin o'clock in the morning untill six c'olock, P.M.; at the oless of which you ordered mo into tody ae a defendent. An additional reason is that there is, sm advised by my counsel, no legal in ave touching either my sullt or innocence ; and new ttands, the law clearly an1 palpaoly entitles charge at your hands After the manner treated thus far in this matter, whether justly or w justly, 1 do not docm it neces*ary to say anything further, Whatever explanetion I may have to offer I shail reserve for anctt er and mcre appropriate vecasion 2 JABEZ L. WHITE. Mr, Cochrane,counsel for Van Aernam, then commenced summing up the cace on the part of hig client. Mors arocr Mrxico.—The Siglo contains the following about the Order of Guadalupe:— It seema that the cistribution of this new distinction bes already begun. It is said that General Nisholas Bravo has been -he first nomiaated to the great cross of the or’er, and will, t! ‘ore, be the Vice-President and Chaocellcr. The t cross bas aleo been given to the Archbishop of , Senor Lazaro de la Gazz; to the Bisbop of Michoacan, Clemente Manguia; to the Abbot of the Collegiate of Guacalupe; to Mr. Augustin Iturbide, eldest ron of the Liberator; To General Lombardiri, and to toth the Generals Cervantes It is affirmed that the generals of division some ¢9- yernors, snd the bishops. will be commanders, and that the generals of brigade, the ceacona of chapters, and the members of tne conucil of state. will be knights. It in pot yet said if those who receive the distinctions will also bave pensions. The Omnis adds that Emperor Iturbide had given the great eroes to three of his sons—Augustin, Salvador, and Angel. According to ths Siglo, there will scon be created a ion of honor similar to the French one. lestis. Batrea and Pavon wili receive the financial medal of the first class. - This medal will be adorned with a great number of precioas stones. At the end of October the cholera had almost entirely Gisappeared from Oajaca—from the 4th to the 7th of No- vember no pew case nor death had occu: red. We have before CHOLERA ON THE Mississirr: eslled attention to the circumstaaces which would pro- bably cevelepe cho'era st New Orleans, and we b: nevneed that it bad breken out there, expressing at the same time, our conviction that it would soon be spread slong our rivers The steamer Crescent arrived at St. Louis from New Orleans. on Friday evening, December 2, with one hundred and tixty G emigrants on board ck parrengers. The: in apparently good Lealth wren the boat left New Orleans, and were a clean, healthy looking company, much more so than the gene- rality of ewigrants who ccme direct on board an emi- grant sbip. On the second day cut two men were taken kick and died on the same erening, and on the following dey two more of the party died after a few hours iilnesa, The divenee of which they died showed all the symptoms of cholers, and was, without a doubt, that dreadful dis eare. The officers of the boat, who have had long ex rience on the river, aod were engsged in steambuating uring the time when the cholera visi ved the wea: befor are of opinion that every boat, from this time forwa , and carrying emi, rants, will p or smaller number of destha, on the way up, from cholera. Our authorities and our people may a+ well urderstand what is the eondition of circum stances below us, and it behoves our authorities to pre- pare accordingly.—Cincinnati Columbian, Dec. 9. Torevinc Girsize—Oxe Taoveann Doiars Srouex —A company of gipries, consisting of three men, two women and children, with two one horse wagons, tents, &c., have been perambalating different nec:ions of the country fer some months past, making 8 living by fortune telling, tinkering and stealing. Their boldest and most ruccessfal undertaking in the li tioned transpired lest Thurs¢ay. near New Lisbon, fielé county, Ohio, The sufferer is a farmer, named David Rhodes, from whom they stole $1,000, They bad ‘been encamped in the neighborhood for som two months, and were in the habit of visitiog his house for the i pore of doing odd jobs of tinkeriog, &e. During these excursions ‘he visiters pried around until they discovered the amount of money in Rhodes’ house, aad whera it wos kept. Asroon ss they had got possession of it they de camped. fome neighbors of Mr. Rhoden visited the city yestercay to recure the assirtance of Hague in catching the gipries. Toeir course was tracad to the toll gate at East Liberty, which they pawed last Yanday morning Active measures for their arrest will be iastituted imme: diately.—Pitulurg Ge An important de- 1.8 Diactiet Court, Resting Money By Matt. cisiow hes recently beem mace to ti Richmor 4d, Chief Justics Tane \ding, Ia a case om trial before that court, question arose whether money remitted by mail from a debtor to a criditor such money being lont be(ore it reached {ts des'ination, was a release of the debtor from obligations of the debt o Chiet Justice decided that the piaintif having rsauested hie éebtor to remit the money, without «pecifying or di rectirg how it wan to be sent, and the defendant having complied with the request by remitting through the mail, as was the custom with others to do, the debtor wo not be held Usable to make good ths Joas, The decision ts in conflict with other casen the same the Chief Justice bolding that the not correct. seated to you the | ‘The Oclered Orphan Asylum, ‘The seventeenth anniversary of the above institution was celebrated at Hope Chapel, Broadway, Monday even- ing. The exercises commenced at half past seven o'clock, when about two hundred and fifty male and female pupils appeared upom the platform, in very meat and) clean dresses, and apparently in excellent health. The body of the chapel and gallery were well filled with ladies and | gentlemen. Mr. Collins, of West Eleventh street, presided, assisted by the teachers and other directors. After the children sang s hymn, Mr. Collins read the thirty-fifth chapter of Isaiah. The following portion of the annua! report was then read by the same gentleman:— In reviewing the past year, the managers of Orphan Asylum are e pecially impressed with ration of the quiet blessings by which they h: tnded, as well as of the progrossive tendency effects of the instituticn. And as alm of the bounty o: gracious Provicence, they fecl renewedly called upon to commemorate the mercies of Him who, in infivite 1 hs tabliehment. faithtully dis | tion and singl>nees of purpose have poral and spiritus] interest of the inmi prosperity of the institution; aud they are still te be found ative avoo 01 ell ag the spirit snd aq their studies, is cheering and encouraging to their instruc- tore, Afterwards ihe annexed statistical statement was sub- mitted — Admitted sin ve the opening of Asylum. .. Number of children et date of last report ‘Admit ed during the prosent year, boys 23, xiris 24. . Under care during the year. Pregent number, boys 13 Indentured ; ‘i Returned to respect: tis by agreement, their board Davin, Went home without permission, DOOR Ss scevasnen Number of children uncer cight y . see The receipts for the year and nee due, $9,984 17, ard ‘he expenses, $9,054 17; debts dus, $2,049 47. At the conclusion, the pupils went through a variety of exercises in the elements of arithmetic, geography, phisi elocutien, aud other branches of science, in which they displayed very much talent, ani reflected very much credit upon their teachers. A collection was made up in aid of the Asylum, and after a liberal re- sponse to it, and prayer, the meeting separated. 5 been paid. City Intelligence. Tes Carson INvesriGaTioN —Porsuant to adjournment, the committee met yeste afternoon in the chamber of the Board of Assistant Aldermen to hearthe sammiug up of the counsel on both sides. The counsel of Mr. Carson summed up the evidence at some length, viewing those porticns of the testimony that were in favor of his client with great care, and concluded by saying that the charges were ro frail and unsupported that he hed not the slightest doubt the committee would report favorable to the Chief Engineer. On the other band, Mr. Willard, counsel for the complainants, urged all the arguments he could against the devoted head of ths Chief, and de- rouuced those witnesses who had tried to prove the char- acter of one of the complainapte—Mr. Van N ‘to be bad. After patiently listening tothe arguments from both sides the committes adjourned sine dic. Fine.—A fire broke out on Thuraday night in the rear of 25 Bowery. ovenpied by S.C. Seaman, The damage was about $1000. The premises vere fully insured in the Bowery Insurance Com parry. AyoTuen Fint —A fire also occurred Thureday night in the grceery store of William Kuntz, 221 Mott street. The #tock and fixtures were completely destroyed, and the upper part of the house, occupied by a small family, was somewhat Cama; Kuntz waa insured to the amount cf five hundred dollars on his stock of goods. 1¢ dwelling, belongiog to Mrs. Huttov. was also insured. The captain of the Fourteenth ward police says :—“The suspicious circumstances of this fire lead me to think it is the work of an incend:: Fire 1x Woopstock—Fovr Persons BorNeD To DgATH.—The painful intelligence bas reached us that a fire occurred in Woodstock on the 3rd insiant, a little before daybreak, and consumed the dwelling of a person, a cabinet maker by trade, whose name we have no! learnec. It appears that the family, consisting of six persons, were asleep at the time, and before the fre was Giscovered, the devow ing elements had advanced so far that only the husband and wife could eszape from the burning building. The remaining portion of the family, consisting of the mother-in-law, two grand children, and a servant girl perishedin the fivmes. The parties who escaped jumped from the second story wa of the building, and in éoing fo they were so much hurt as to be unable, for some time, to tell w! er there were any house. The consequence was that no Attempt was made to search the premises. We may add t the unfortunate family had but recently taken up their residence in Woodstock, Srantford Expositor. Fauna oF TEE Opp Fsiiows’ Hatt ar Mo- Kiverort~Five Mex Bapix Ixsvnnp.—On the 6¢h instant the rew Ocd Fellows’ Hall, in course of erection at Mo. Keespert, fo 1 with a tremendous crash, burying who were on the top of the building at the time, in rams, They were taken out shcrtly afterwards, and all fatally, It is enid that thers are other bodies beneath the rubbish, and every etfort is being made to olear it away, tut t trath or faisity of the rumor may be known. ‘The accident occurred whilst some of the workmen were putting up the rafters on the third st A majority of those employed om the building were at dinner when it fell, elee the result might far more serious. The contractor is a Pittsburger, end great blame is at- tacbed to him by the citizems of MoKeesport. The build- ing was eighty feet in length by thirty ia width, and had attained a height of nearly forty fost whem it fell, —Pitts- burg Dispatch. Escare or Suaves.—We hear of no less than seveu slaves who deserted from Norfolk and Portsmouth on Sunday, and we have no doubt made their escape in the steamer Star of the West, which put in here and left again for Now York ou that day. The opportunity wea a 10st favorable one for their purpose; but it is more than probable that some secret agent prompted them to avail ofit Is there no way to counteract such ¢ariog viola- tions of our law: The question is becoming a serious one to our citizens; and tc ourown law and the hizher law had ben enforeed in the case of the Star of the West, (aa we trust they will hereafter be,) itis not to be supposed thst our citizens would have been thus despoiled of their property, Oze of the runaways was the man Harrison, who bag been living with Mr. Jas. Smiley in this city for 28yenrs. Ho took with hin his two sons, 14 and 18 years o'd, belonging to family in Portsmouth.—WNorfoil: Her ald, Dec..18. CLosIn@ oF Tux Urrer Mrssisstppr.—The St. Paul (Minnesota) Democrat of the 30th November says:— We can now safely declare the navigation of the is- sippl, to this port, clored for the season. Yesterday morning the weather suddealy changed to a frigid state, and the whole day afforded a fine rample of a Minnesota winter. During the night the thermometer sank to five degrees above zero. The river is filled with ica this rorning, which promises fair shortly to form a bridge across its surface before many nights rhall elapse. Bslow we gives list of tho earliest and latest arrivals at this port for the last five years, showing the average duration of the peried of navigation:— rat. Latest. Earliest. 1849., 8 Nov. 17 1852... April 16 1850... le 13° 1363, "' 1... © @ op Toe CurReNt OPERATIONS OF THE Trzasoay Dsrarrueat.—On the Mth of December there were of treasury warrants entered om ths books of tae Depart- mert— For the redemption of stocks. $122,275 7 For Treasury Department, exclu 400 77 ‘toma 12,631 60 7,794 32 I 236/022 42 For re paying fur the War 210932 81 For the Navy Department... 9,992 91 For repaying for the Navy Department., 90'084 27 For the Snterior Department... 10,759 64 For repay im the loterior Department. 1,550 23 A Remaxkap.z Scenz.—Died, in Strong, Me., of the malignent throat distemper, which bafled all the skull of physicians, on the 20th of Noveaber, Tho:nas Henry, aged nine years; on the 26th, Abby Josephine, aged six years; on the ney, aged ele ren years; and In five minutes afiorwarés, Jane, aged fourteen yerrs—ail chicren cf Mr. Thomas Kenaedy, During the weene a little infant davrhter was added to the family, The three deceased daughters, after being placed in cof- fins, were each in turn brovgiit to the bedside of the sick mother, at ber . for a parting look ; after which they we a the sold and silent grave Ti ose wer bright and affectionate clildren, and tencerly belo Waat a change in one short week |—Farmingion (liromtcls Lanox Fre x Parnrtern, Coxxxoncur.—The large hotel, called the ‘Marine Hotel,” at Fairheld, Connecticut, waa entirely cone: med by fire night before last. It belonged Mr Jobn B. Mopnot, propriet’r of tue New York Hotel, and the lose of \he bui.ding and furriture is estimated at about $06 600. It was in-ured to this amount in the Howsrd, Grocers’, Citizens’, Long Island, New York Fire sed Marine, National, Commercial, Niagara, United States, and Firemens’ Insurance Companies, to the amount of $3,600 esen. This building was erected in i847, fora fashionable hotel. It was clored for the season, and the fire, therefore, was considered the work of au incendiary, ComrLetion OF THE Mexican Bounpary Svr- viv.—Gen, Robert B Campbell, (Commissioner of the United States and Mexican bounéary survey, artivad io cur town yesterday, We are advised that the survey ia now completed, and that the Geoeral 1 here for the pur. pose of paying off the employees of the commission. The surveyors have bed considerable difficulty in the conalu- sion of thoir Isbors, owing to the overilow of the lower Rio Grande —Brovnivilie Flag, Nov. 12. A Woman Burned 70 Deara—Mary Smith, living 16 Van Zandt street, Albeny, wae’burned to death ¢ 13th inst. Tee poor creature bad laid dowa ou her bed when quite stupitied from liquor, Soon after- ward smote wos obser on going in, the bed wi Smith enveloped in the flomes—de: ribly burned and disti to proceed from the reom, and Giscoverei on fire, and Mrs The body was hor- DIPFRRENCRS IN tHE CANADIAN Canrvet.—The Jonernal de Quevec of the 10th toat. saya it was rumored jenterday that, on we ay previous, a aerioun dispute ‘and altercation) occurred betwoen Messrs. Hincks, ph and Cameron; but It js not seid with whom of his Mr. Cameron sided. The rumor of the resigna- flow a De. Rolph gina gereagth every day, aias'tne fovnd to be Bore or less injured, some of them perhaps ; Williamsburg Conommn’s Coroner Cook an inquest at Greenpoint on Saturday, on the body of an infant emi- grant, ten months old, named James Murray, whose pa- vents arrived in an emigrant vensel about one week since. ‘The jury rendered a verdict of death “from want of pro- per nourishment and cwe while on shipboard.” Cuanox or Arson.—Herman Leinkose was srrested on Moncey on a of arson, for having attempted to fire the premises . Mr. Garner, Aca dk org paper eal a ning last, by a mat a straw Angst ov Nine Sartons ar CuEvauanp.—It will be remembered that nine deck hands on board the steamer louisians were arrested at Toledo on Monday last, in compliance with a despatch from Justice rote of this city; they were Cs eg of being concer: im the robbery and murder of Mr. E. Anderson, of Cleve Jand; an¢ some cause they were discharged from’ eustody. The Louisiana srrived at this port yes- tercay at ten e’clock, A.M. Officers Lawrence and Sim- mons immediately boarded her and re arrested the whole ofthem, They were immediately committed to jail. We are informed that Mr. Andersoa resiied on York street, and was second mate of the steamer Buckeye State. He bore an excellent reputation for sobriety aud honesty. A Germap, who came up on the Louisiana from Buffalo, was detained in this city asa witness, bat has disap red, He stated that shortly after leaving Baffalo An- jeison went down into the steerage where the German immigrants were ; that shortly after a number of the ceck hands came down and brgan to conduct themselves immocestly towards the women; Anderson remonstrated, and a fight ensued in which he was worsted. He then went up om deck, and that is the last this German saw of him. It is stated to us that other persons have said they saw Anderson robbed ard thrown overboard. We hope the matter may be thoroughly sifted, and if there has been foul that the offenders may be brought to justios. ther these nine deck hands, or avy of them, ‘be guilty or not, they should be detained until the whole affair be subjected to « legal investigation.—Cleveland Plaindealer, Deo. 10. Faran Raway Acoment at Troy—Saamerun Conpuct or 4 Conpuctor.—James Dickerman, an employe on the Trey and Boston Railway, was killed at Troy on Saturday evening under the following sircumstances:— He was a driver of one of the teams which are used to draw the cars from the city to the depot outside of the corporation, but on Saturday evening employed another to perform his duty, and took his pla the cars as @ passenger for Fast Benpingtoa, Vt, where his mother re- sider, whom he had not seen for three years. The con- ductor, whose name is White, seeing him in the cars, was displeased at his substituting another man for driver, and orcered him off to his place. Dickerman replied that he was going home, and offered the conductor the money fer his fare. The conductor refused to take it. and pushed Dickerman off the car, when the latter fell under the wheels and was immediately crushed to death. The conduc‘ or, we understand, proceeded on up the road with the train, The deceased was a single man, about thirty five years of age.—Albany Register, Dec. 12, Tragic ArFarn IN Newark.—A little child was killed yesterday afternoon under the following cir- cumstances:—A colored min na ued William Williamson, with bis daughter Henrietta aged three years. has been re- siding some time with a coloced woman named Ilize Nellis, at a house in Commerce street, east of the railroad. The woman, it seems, having no children of her own, enter: tained an affection for the child, and thraatened its life if the father should taxe it away. Yosterday, boing in- toxieated, she ordered him to do something which he refused, when she told him to leave the house. He did so, taking thd child by the hand, and as he was leay- ing she threw at him an axe, which struck him at the nice of the head and fell down upon the child’s head, breakirg through the skull, and causing its death. Coro- ner Bruer investigated the ease, and @ jury of inquest returned @ verdictin accordance with the above facts.— Newark Advertiser, Dec Miss Sarah Hector, a teacher Greenville, Ohio, took chloroform to case the pain of s violent headache. She took tco much, became insensible, and fell into the fire Her clothes were socnix flames. The fall aroured her, but before the fire could be extinguished, she was #0 badly burnt that she died the next morning, Naval Intelligence. ‘The U. 3. sloop of war albany, left port yesterday for the West Indies” Morya y, U. 8. frigate St. Lawrence sailed from Panama, Nov. 19, for Callao, (eo ee ce per ee BABITINE INTELLIGENCE. Movemonts of Ocean Steamers, AMES. LEAVER YOR . Soutbampton.,.New York., City of Manchester. Liverpool Awerica Liverpodl and letters intended for the Naw Y: HRRap should be seaiad. Port of Sew Vork, December 16, 18353. CLEARED, Sbips—Coluabio, Bryer, Liverpool, C H Marshall & Co; Western Empire, Saropson, Mobile, Nesmith & Sons; Pride Cf Aavrica (new), Patten’ Loudon, Nesmith & Son3; Sea Jion, Hail Apalachicola, master; Bavaria, Bailey, Havre, Wm Whitlock, Jr 7 Berks—Covar (Prus), Bugdahl, Artwerp, Taompson & Gallego, Ellerey, Trieste, Datilh & Co; Elise (Brém), Kicezper, London, Thompron & Neuhaus; ‘Wm 0 Alden, ‘Bates Belize, Hon, F Alexander; Julia (Brom), Burborn, [cndon_Oririchy & Co, Briga—Anca Elise (0ld), Schweichel, Antwerp, Hen- pings, Muller & Gosling; J G Ball (Br), Perry, §t Au Grey, NB, J H Braine; Volcan (Br), Mann, St Johp, NB, J 8 Whithey & Co; Devonst ire (Br), Watlington, Ber: muda, Kiddeton &'Co Schrs—S B Ashmead, Chatham. Philadelphia, Me Cready, Mott & Co; Sarah Bruen, Waters, Georgetown, Dollner & Potter; Laurel, Carver, Kingston, Ja, H 1) Brook: man & Co; Qrianns, Dodge Sichmond, CH Pierson; Damo crat (Br), Yarmouth, J H Braive; Piymouth Rock, Arbe- cam, Beaton, Dayton & Sprague; Waip (Br), Walker, St Joba, NB @ 8 Fitch & Co; Ellen Lo ‘nompson, New Haven, master; Martha Post, Port, Mobile, F D Hurlbat & Co; Chas Carroll, Pratt, Mobilr, Sturges, Clearman & Co; Dorebester, Wentwirth, Boston, H D Brooxman & Co. Slocp—Mar‘a Louiea, Benzett, Fall River, master. Stesmer—Locust Point, Layfield, Baltimore, Parker Vein Coal Company. ARRIVED. Sbip Howard, Souls, Bordeaux, 38 daye, to Thompson & Honter, Dec 15, lat 28 46, loa’ 69 48, spoke ship Wyo ming, from Philadelphia for Liverpoo!; 1ath inst, lat 9 25, lon 57 48, saw s bark uzder jury mast steering SE; eth, Jat 40, Ion 61. saw o bark with loss of fore and main yards, steering SE; ame day, raw Hamb bark Elise, steer ing 8 (bexce for Bristol, F).’ Samuel Roser, seaman, fell from the orossjackyard overboard 16th, and was drowned. Bark Francis Palmer, Smith, Marseilles, Oct 31 left Gibraltar Nov 9, toE Oazet &Co Dec 67, experienced a heavy gale from NW, aplit ; Dee 7, while ehortening sail; discove gside, bottom up; it blowing a gale from time cfd not learn eny particulars Bark Philadelphia (Hrem), Sanders, Bremen, 98 days, ith 26 prcrangers, te Henpings, Muller & Goallog Brig Hart (Br), Chuts. New Haven, 2 days, to master. Schr Dolphin, Lord, Wilmington, ¥C, 18 days, to Hus- sey & Murray.’ No cate, lat 36 40, lon 78, apoke bark W H Brodie, hence for Mobile; De: 8 'no lat &e, spoke brig Carolige, from Pensacola for New York. Schr Rio, Beekly, Washington, NO, 8 days. Schr Saniuel Appleton, Ryder. Boston, 2 days Schr M Rogers, . New Haven, 1 ‘day. Sebr Trade Wind, Pearsall, Now Haven, 1 day. Bloop Rhode Island, Corwis, P) ovidencs, 3 days. Steamer Thos Swann, Fairfowl, Baltimore Steamer Kennebso, Copes, Ore brig, unknown Bark West Wind Wind at sunrise, new (Br Sanpy Hoox Prurriva Tauzanara. Tas Higaanpa, Deo 1 One brig at anchor in the Bay, bouad ia, Wert, Weather foggy. funiown Wind light Memoranda. Pertions of the following Fell River vessels were aold by acotion at that place 11th inst: One quarter of achr Mary Eddy at $1,976, one sixteenth echr Jonathan W Lindsey, 760; ene-sixteenth chr Enoeh French, $760; one eighth sebr Corene, $85; 3 324s sloop Monitor, $60.’ The three first are first e'ass ve we. of over 300 ions capacity, Ship Perris, 360 tons, 16 years old, for somo tima past rumping io Jomber trade between Oregon ani San Franeisen, in good order and ready f.r ges, wag sold at auction Istely, at San Francisco for $7,400, Lavxcuxp—From the yard of stephen Sargent, of Booth- bay, 12th inst, a splendid ship of about 950 tons, She is an extra built vessel From the yard of Messra Hayden & Cadworth. Maiford, on Ssturday, asbip of about 900 tons, built for Mesara Crowell, Brooka & Oo, and intended for the Australis or Co lifortia trace, At Medford 14th inst, by Mr Joshus T Foster, a fine ship of 700 tons, callec the Hiortensia, built for Capt Wm Ham mend, cf Marblebead, and laten¢ed for the New Orleans and Havre trade. Mea: rs Currier & Townsend, of Newburyport, are buill irg for Mesera Fisher & Co, of Boston, a + upericr write oak cbpper ship of about 1200 tona, ty ba oni’ the Trouba dour, to be commanded by Capt Kaott Pedrick, late of ship National Eegla Telegropbic Marine Reports. Caanteston, Dee 15, Arrivyed—Briga Black Swan, from New Orleans, bound North, with her craw sick: Nanoy J Pleated, Attakapas for New York; schra T W Pierce, Portland; Thomas F Cor per, Philsdelphia; vl Sa‘erlee, New York: pilotboat SM Willams, from New Haven Artived—Fr bark Neuatine, from Havana for Falmor leaky; briga DS n, from Philadelphia for élsme ted, ona (Swe), Gottemdurg: Dart, Matanzas, ie Br achr Herald Marine Correspondence. Panaprirna, Deo 16—4 PM. Arrived—Brig is 4 H Che Erickson, Boston; schra E Flower, Portlan’ Ct; Pennsylvania, Raat, tty Vinibaven, We Clearee. Levant, » Rio Grande and a Beriekaon, Charlestos; schrs E wkt; a ee a te rg ar Sur Epwarp Sranuey, at Bosten, saw 8th inst, lat, lon. 68, & Jame uantity of barrels lcxesanl acur} bobes mdse an er wreck stuff, Sup Heyry, lost cn Bimini Islands, was having her cargo taken from Nassau to NOrlesns by bara RG W Dodge, and by ancther vessel chartered by the underwriters’ nt. “Sank Sr, LAWRENCE, from Musquito Keys for Balti ut into Charleston 12th inst., leaky, having expe ith a heavy gale from ESE, backing to N' vessel laboring much and leaking’ badly, after which the wind moderated ; on th, commenced blowing heavily again from the N, splitting the saila and compelling the vessel to le to under short sail, laboring much and starting water ways, dc. ENvorks To darn She's cane, oF matblo, rage aad for NYor! with a cargo of marble, rags, ftraw goods, pat into Nassau, NP, 4th ult., orippled in spars and sails, and out of provisions. She got ashore just inside the bar while in charge of a pilot, but was got off the third day witbout sustaining much » A rtof her cargo is very heavy, and will be taken out of er only at # very considerable outlay both of time and money, Surveyors have recommended that she be fully discharged. A par! of her carge, consisting of statuary plage was inteuced forexhibition at the Crystal Pal ‘ Bria Roanoxs, ashore on Ourrituck beach, is high and dry ; all her cargo has been saved, andon the beach. Baia Joun A Lancaster, Gifford, from Wilmington, NC Nov 27, for Tobago, encountered severe from ENE; carrisd’ away bowsprit, foremast, burst sails, and stove boat; she hove to under bare poles, and a short time a’ wards sprung e leak and could not be kept free. filled, and was run ashore below Little River, 8C. and cargo @ total lose. Bric Russ, from St Marys, Ga, for Portland, put into Charleston 14th inat., leaky, Bra Emiy, at Charleston from N York, passed 9th inst, lat 85 20, lon 76 20, a herm brig, standing 8, painted black, with her fore and maintopmasts hangit g over the side; could not make ber mame out. At9A M, 9th inst, lat $4 36, lon 76 10, it blowing a gale fromthe NE, saw @ vessel bottom up, with three or four men olin; to her, Iay near her for three hours with the view of takin, the men off but the gale continuing to increase, a: being thick, lost sight of them. Sawa great many arti. cles floating about, probably the cargo of the four Wx F Mt from Apalachicola for Philadelphi with lumber, went ashore during the gale on the night o! the 9th inst, on Sm! Island, and is full of water. Bat very little, if any, of her cargo will be saved, and the ‘vessel will prove a total loss. tain and crew narrowly escaped with their lives, having been lashed to the rig- ging about forty hours when taken off, Scur Scssex, at Baltimore, from the Gulf of Mexico, was sground on the Nise Feot Knoll, al! day 13th inst, was hauled off and towed up by steamer Hector. Scur Astra Dason, Robinson, from Thomaston for Rap- hapnock, went ashore sixteen miles south of Cape lenry, on the 16th inst, Krrcu Brorsras, from Caréenas for NYork, put into Charleston 14th inst, in distress, Notice to Mariners. The Boston Courier says the buoy is missing from Half Tide Rechs, in B; ot Passage, and the buoy is also broken on Barrel Rock NORTHERN LIGHTHOUSES—BRAOONS AND BUOYS. The Commissicners of the Northern Lighthouses hereby ee notice that five beacons have been erected in the following positions :— One at the entrance of Sanda Harbor, One at the Small Isles of Jura. Three in Esscale Sound. Two buoys have also been moored in Fasdale Sound. The following is @ specification oi the appearances snd positions of the beacons and buoys, by Mr. David Steven: Sop. engineer to the commissioners:— The beacon at the entrance to the anchorage on the north side of the island of Sanda, in the Firth of Clyde, erected on the rocky point which projects from Ben-i chanie Head, It consists of a cast iron pillar, surmounted by a ball, and is about 12 feet in height above the rocks, which are dry at low water. It is psinted red The beacon at the small isles of Jura is erected at the south entranc island of Jura, between the be: and the southwestern point of Gore Istand.. It consists of a cast iron pillar, surmounted by @ ball, and is about eighteen feet in height absve the rock, which is dry at low water. It is painted red. The beacons in Easdale Sound have been erected in the following ips tices — ; ae on the East Rock at the southern entrance of the found. Ore on the South Rock. One on the Middle Rock, Those three beacons consist of an open framework of wrought iron, surmounted by a ribbed ball, and are aboat 17 feet 6 inches in height above the | ocks, which are dry atlow water. They are painted red. Ths buys in Easdsle Sound have been moored, one on the Six Feet Rock, at t! jouth ep'rance to the Souad, end the otheron the Nerth Reck, at the nort! trance tothe Sound. They aro both small buoys, with perehea fi to them. h ible for any of the above seamarks. The commissioners, in giving the above intimation: have again to cauticn masters and others against moor: ing th ir vessels to any of their seamarks, Ry order of the Board : (Signed) ALEX. CUNINGHAM, Ses. Office of the Board of Northern Lighthouses, Edinburg, Nov. 16, 1853 ‘Whalemen. Sid fom New Bedford 18th, bark James Andrews, N Pacific Ocean. At St Vincent Oct 14, Catherwood, Oliver, Westport, be- ing emoked, Spoken or heard from (by the Aq tuct, at San Fran- cisco) Aug 7, in the Straits, Indian Chief, NL, 3¢ wh, hav- ing ced with the Uncas; 14th, Bowditch, Warren, 3 whs; 24th, off East Cape, Venice, NL, 6 wh (subsequently reported 2 wh); 27th, Cavalier, Ston,’ 13, wh this season; Julian, NB, 7 wh; Rainbow, clean; do Tainerlane, do 6 w! Warhir gton, SH, 5 wh; 20th, Warren, H Hole, 9 wh; Sept 4, Bpohemtbe hip Hagual ba a ot ed on poken—(by kbip Magnolia, at alulu) Aug 27, Jas Maury, NB, 8 wh; Alexander Coffin, do 3 wh; Sept 1, Co lum bus, NL, 1 wh 6th, Niger, NB, 7 wh: 9th, Covington, Warren, 3 whs; Splendid. Edgartown, 9 wh; 2ist, in Kam: schatka Ses, Chandler Price, NB, 2000 bbls 6 season, for Lohaina direct. Near the Bonin Islands, July 97 the Jireh A NB). EL BJenpy. FA 1300 np; 28ih, Winthro do; Aug 8, lat 39,N, lon 164 & Hope, Gilford, NB. $03 do; 1ith, rame lat &c, Alabama, Nant 1660 do; 17th, lat 31, lon 170 E, Rambler, Port 400 do. Oct 15, lat 4 25 8 lon , Sharon, FH, 93 out, 180 sperm. In Arctic Ocean are 4, Alice, White, Cold S; 3 Oct 14, off Corcs Island, Baltie, Brooks, * B, 400 bbls. Oct 92} off Honolulu, South America, NB, from the Ochotsk, oil not stated; Catherine, NL, from the Arctic, wh th China, NB, 1000 wh; (reports ship Oa tario, of SH, a little off St ‘Papl’s Island, The Captain (Brown) lind been Lilled by the falling of « blanket, piece rom aloft); Philip I, Greenport, from Honoiniu for home, full. At do Oct 21, by letter frem Capt Cornell, Janus, NB, with 10C0 bbls wh oil and 20,000 Ibs bone, ” Reports no date, Maria Theress, NB, 1900 bble; Thomas 2100'bb!s; Lancaster, do, 7 wha about the middle Fearon At Payta Nov 16, Esplenado, Matthews, had taken 200 bola humpback oil last cruise. | Left at Gallipagos, no date, Gazelle, Upham, Nan, 460 sp for Tombez. Arr at Teloahuaso Oct 21, Yourg Hero, Wyer, Nant, 39 mos ont, 1260 sp; Wm Roth, Morselander, FH 950 sp. The Monmouth’ at Mauritius, hed 880 sp, 750 wh, and would sail right whaling; arr Sept 26. Touched at St Helena in Sept, Pioneer, Babcock, Greon- port, 120 ap. 80 wh; Oregon, Babcock, Greenport, 10 sp, and sid in charge of Mr ferry, the mate, Capt B having retarned home sick. Arr at Honolala Oct 8, Coral, Dehart, Ooh, ag te wh. 28000 b; 10th, Abigail, Drew, Och, 30 ‘sp, 2200 wi 85000 b; 11th, NAmerica, Mason, Aro, 66 ap, 00 wh, b; 12th’ Frapces Henrietta, Swain, 75 wh, 8000 b; Alfreé Gibbs. Jenney, Arc, 100 ap, 1600 wh, 7000 b; Janus, Cornell, NB. Are, 1000 wh, 18000 b; Awashonks, Lawrence, Fal, Aro, 160 sp, 1800 wh, 7000 b; 18th, Robin Hood, M-Ginley, Mys, Och 370 ap. '3600 wh, '1200 b; Dartmouth, Manchesler. NB, Goh, 200 sp, 28000 wh, 1800 b; He Kneelsnd, Vinall, NB Jay ap,,22 wh, 18000 b; 1 Electra, N L, Aro, a6 sp, 966 wh, 13000 b; Empire, 4 Joh, 13000 wh, 25'b; 4 repo: $ jan, Hunter, of N ‘oil not repor' hawk, Swain, (oil not Teported) Sian Heroine, siend, Honolulu, 660 wh, 8000 b A Wi 45 ap, 1350 wh, 6000 b; Arctic, Gellett, F H, 60 ap, 17000 N 8 Perkins, Atten, N L. 600 wh, b: Conkiin, Gyt, 150 sp, 2060 wh, 23000 b; Mohawk, Swain, Nan, 2000 ap: 17th, Logan, White, NB, 200 sp, 2000 wh, 20000 b; WT Wheaton, Comstock, NL, 700 wh, 10000 b; Venper, Loper, NL, 400 wh, 7060 b; Dover, Bbeock, 1500 wh, 14000 b; Good Return, Wing, 1500 wh, 9000 b; Citizen, Bailey, Sap, 800 wh, 7000 b; Califsrnia, Wood, 'N B, 150 p, 210 wh, 40C0 b. Meteor, Crapo, Mys, 160 wh, 1300 b; 18th, Mary and Martha, Slocum, NB, 300 wh, 4000'b; 19th, North Star, Brown, NB, 700’ wh’ 115006; Enterprise Pease, NB, 1000 wh,'17600 b: Corinthian, Stuart, N np, 600 wh, 1500 b; Roman, Tapp. £00 xp, 900 wh, 6000 b; 20'b, Alloa, Frazier, Tuber, 1000 wh, 4000 b; Nile, Lak SF, #00 wh, 18¢0 b; Herald,’ Slocum, 'FB, 1050 wh, b; 2let, E Adama, Smith, NB, 1100 wh, 10,000 b; 15th, Harmony, Rogers, 1€0 deya from N London; 17th, Ff. Frost, 15 days from San Francisco, Also air 18th, Magno ia, Cox, of NB, 18 days from Island of Attou. 1,600’ bbls wh oil, 29,000 Ibs bone this season. Reports in Artic Sen Aug 27, California, Wood, NB, 8 wha; Jas Maury, Whelden, 8 do; ‘Alexander’ Coffin, Puriogton, 8 do; Columbus, Harris, NL, 1do; Sept 5, Alice Mandell, Wing, 6 do; Niger. Jaroogan, 7 do; 9th, Covington, Ne rau, of Warren, 3 do; Splendid, Fieher, 9 do; South Bos: ton, Williams, 7 do. In Kanachatks Sea Sept 21, spoke Chandler Price, Taber, 2000 bb's this neason, for Lihiana, rect nag m do Oct 23, Philip 1, Sisson, of and for Green. pert, ful At do Oct 92, ships Wm Tell, Taber; Helen Hon onda Fales: Yelta, Weeks; Hunter, Holt; Goloonds Dougherty; Core!, vehart; Abigall, Drew: Frances Henrietta, Swain; Alfred Gibbs, Jenney; Janue, Cornell; Robin Hood, M’Gin. ley, Dartmouth, Manchester; Hen: Vinal, Elec tra, Fisk; Empire, Henry; Magnolia, Oox: Allce Mandell, Wing; arctic Gollett; Nile, Conklia; Menkar, Pease; Mohawk, Swain; Logan, White; W T Wheaton, Baboock; Good Return, hme pe agg lle An % , do, Of the Ar Hilo, Oct 6, Norman, sa000 Goose Othe Cat Beng NB, 2600 wh, 26000 36 sp, 100 wh; Mercury, Dimon,’ 2000 bone} Mary Ann, Dallman, Fa, 100 9p, 1 ieroe, NB, 1000 wh, 12000 bone. this issue cf she Shipping List embrace about 95 vessels, which have arrived at the three ports of these islands, rt now 45 whafeships and 10 mex- haine io whaienbipe and et Ello" ps Tho. sparte wi ips, and at rej that bave already been received seem to warrant the as- sertion that the average catchings of the North Pacifie fleet, for the season of 1868, will rot be far from 800 bbls to each vessel. That of the fleet which cruised im the Arctic Ocean have met with that ground, while the @chotsk fleet better, perhaps equal to the beard from. In the Arctic the weather is generally re- rted as having been rough, with thick {& ’band- Pat and whales fow, Bix fret. class muorsbras arenes waiting 1, vis ‘Montauk, Mechanics’ Own, Shoot. ing Star, Harriet Hoxie, Benjamin Ho ‘and bark fa tient tr i pac enter ine diaeeceteaeene le ; for oil per 1D, 76 a 80 at We quote escliange at § per cent discount, ‘ana abundant. Several ships we note arrived from coast . span, and report very good luck sperm whali: some An ing taken 800 bbls the past season.—-Honolult Whale. pee ar Bethe, iat 7 84.N. long 26 42, J E Donnell, of POKEN—Oct 19, lon, and from New Bed/ord fer Pacific Osean, Deo 8, Gay Head N 80 miles, was seen the Com Morris, of an¢from Falmouth, steering 8. Spoken. Ship Pioneer, Child, of and from Baltimore (May 6) for fan Francisco, Oct 5, lat 24 3, lon 86 W. Ship Iconium, Tatner, from Callao (Aug 81) for Ball. more, Nov 23, abt lat 1734 N lon 56}4—by clipper ship Rattler, lost on Currituck beach Ship Carnatic, from New Orleans for Havre, Nov 25, of jatenras. Ship Lightfoot, Pierce, from New York (Deo 1) for Sam Frencisco, Dec 5, lat 34 40, lon 68. Bark Midas, from New Orleans for New York, Dec 7, of Key West. ‘k Francis Palmer, Blake, from Marseilles for NYork, Dec 7, off Chincoteague. Bark Fernandina, Wright, from Punta de Arenas (Aug 21) for Boston, Dec 11, off Cape Henlopen. ig ‘Townsend Jones, Dayton, from Belise, Hon, via Ha- vana for NYork, Nov 30, off Matanzas, Brig Adele, Lewis, from Bordeaux for Philadelphia, Dee 5, lat 35 40, lon 66, Schrs from New Tore ond Fakir, from New- port, both for Mcbile. Nov 29, off Key West. Schr ‘Kren Moore,’’ from New York for Galveston, 5th inst, off Key West. Ee orts. Fore! ka Schr Sussex, at Baltimore 14th inst, 80 days from guano island in the Gulf, lately discovered, reports leaving there ship John Q Adams, ror Baltimore next day; brigs Gronstadi, for do 10; Tribune, for do, unc, ‘Aprx—In port Nov 4, bark Arthur Pickering, Emmer- ton, unc. m _fimyamr—sia Nov 29, Bremen vessel Wendola, Brandt, York, GwrattaR—Passed 18th ult, bark Chester, Crosby, from Philadelphia tor Leghorn. Havre—Arr Nov 80, ship Essex Welsh, NYork, Sa ships Zurich, Rieh, do; Richard Morse, Dinsmore, NOr- leans; bark John Curtis, Boge do, Havaya~lIn port, Dec 8, ships Chas Holmes, Pillsbury, for London, soon; Hungari Patterson, disg; Moses ‘Taylor, Frenoh, ¢0; Orlando, White, do; Mary Ward, Lit- tle, for NOrk ady; barks Joho Benson, Winchester for NYork, do; Cornelia, Ward, for do, 11th: F A Perley Btazwood; Lunette, Davis, and Tom Corwin, Osstner dieg; J W Paige, Smith, and Odd Fellow, Elliott, wtg; Ja- ica. Powers, for Philaéelpbia, ready; Alnah, Bartom, m Sierra Morena, for repairs; Eastern Belle, Havener, from Boston; Venus, Church, hence: Saranac, Bigley, from W: m NO; ships’ Harriet, Hall, unc; Hayden, Marah; Confidence, Melville; Julia Mouiten, Donnell; John Stevens, Peters, and J Harris, Berry, diag; Wild Pigeon, Radovich, for NYork, ldg; Torno, for —, do; Adams Gray, Henry, from NOrleans; Flor: Peebles from Mobile; schra er Lennon, for Baltimore, soon; Republio, Snow, for Ni prigr ies. achre J § Wilson, Ross, from Cabanas, arr 24, for land, do; Marietta, condemned ani sold; Enoch French, Hall, disg; Flying Eagle, Post, from Sierra Morena; Wol- cott, Ekstow. from Mobile, disg; ae Keen, from behead W F Safford, Peties,and Midas, Rauch, from 0 Sid 4th a Sth, barks br hae Bennis, NYork; Eiizabeth J, Brooks, Philadelphia. Perl, Curtis, Sierra’ Morena and Portland; 6th, bark Maryland, Kline, NOrieans, Cid 6th, barks J Patton, Jr, Jebns, NYork; Sarah B Fale, Cromther, Pensacols; brigs Jolin Stevens, Peters, Cardenas; Sarah Thorndike, Harding, Savanvah; schre pepabe, Snow, San Cayetano; 7th, J 3 Wilson, Rosa, Portland, Hatwax—Arr Dec 8, brigs Clyde. Whipple, NYork; Emerald, M’Donald, do. Mataxzas—In port Deo 7, barks Orline St John, Rod- bird, for Baltimore; Georges, Robinion, from 3 York dg lorney, coal; E Churchill, ‘Blake, for Boston dg; Robt Pe Eémonds, for Portland ldg new molafses; Waris Hersey, Davis, for do wtg ¢o; brigs Stephen Young, Lapham, from Mobile, disg; Frances, Surgers, frm Warren, RI, arr 6th; G W Russell, Lienegarg, for NYork 1dg; achrs'lagbella, aS asthe e tact provigusly) briga Mari, Ingraham, ult, (not previously) briga , Bristol,’ RI_ Ist inst, brig Forusx, Collins, Pensacola. Nassau, NP—In port Nov 26, barks EH Chapin, Buck, from Leghorn tor NYork, arr 4th in distress (see Dis- asters); R G W Dodge, Friend, from Boston for NOr- Teann, loaded with cargo of late chip Henry, brig Pedrasa, Dorritie, henes, juat arr. rs Sacva—Arr Nov 24, barks Spencer, vy, Trecartia, and Sarah Ann, Daley, Havana. Home Ports. ALEXANDRIA—Arr Deo 14, schr RM Price, Chamber- laiz, NYork. Sid sehr J © Calhoun , mn. BALIIMORE—Arr Deo 14, steamers Caledonia, Morley, N York; Jno R Thompson, Colmary, do; ship "Ado (Brem), Bremen 66 days; had 12 deaths on the passage; fchrs Sussex, Knight, Gulf of Mexico 30 days; (was om Nine Foot Knoll all day Tuseday, and at 6 PM was hauled off by steamer Hector and towed into port. Reports hay- ing left sbip Jobn Q Adams, for Baltimore next day; brig Cropstadt, for do in 10 days; also brig Tribune, for de uncertain); Fair, MsPherson, NYork 4 days. Cla stesm- er Piecmont, Robinron, NYork; ship Zenobia, Rol Liverpool; schra Sylphide (Br), Waltern Halifax, Ssrah Ann, Gleaner, Mobile; C L Bayles, Tnompson, New York: Labrador @), Farrell, Halifax, NS. BOSTON—Arr Dec’ 16, bark Silver Cloud, Lewis, Cape Town, CG) via NYork. Via quaran:ing, ship HAward Stanley, MeNitte. Liverpool Nov 6. Old ships Middlesex, Paine, NOrleans; Wm Patten, Minot, do; barks Mary Ei- zybeth, (new clipper 245 ton‘), Stetson, vo; Eira, Taylor, Philadelphia; Mary Saw: ‘new, of Wells, 806 tons), Bartlett; brigs East Boston, (#r), Deane, Gibraltar anda arket; LW Maxwell, Burr, Portland, to load for Oubas hrs Central America, Norris, NOrleens; George and Emily, Nickerson, Wilmington, NC; Hyena, Fountain, Nortolk; Westover. Rogers, Richmond; Charles D Davia, Philadelphia Louisa, Crowell, NYork. ld ship Meridian, in tow; brig E Boston, do; and from below bark Sumter, brigs Lydia, Lucy Aun, Adamant, A Dune bar; Storm King. The following went down to the Roads:—ship Ocean Fagle, barks Mimosa, A\ Joha Parker, briga Bells Bloomer. Ship Romance ef Sea got onder , but returned, BATB—Arr Dee 13, schr Oregon, Lewis, Philadelphis, Cla Toth, brig scene, Stapler, Havana; schr J R Jew- ett, Lewis, Barbadoes.’ Sid 18th, ship Rotuads, Sevan- nah; brig Wateon, Jacksonville; schr Marcia, Farrow, BOOTHBAY—Arr Dec 6, schraE Pluribus Unum, May- Rockland for NOrleans; Hy Dunster, Bagley, Savan- nah for St John, NB. CBARLESTON—Arr Deo 12, steamship B Franklin, Ad- kins, NYork; bark St Lawrenoe, Kimball, Musquito for Baltimore, leaky—see Disasters; brigs Paquete de tanzas (Span}, Modelere, Matanzas; Castilian, Piokham, Boston, Emily, Davis, NYork. Below, ship’ Colambis, Sturges, from NYork. Cld ship Catherine, Andrews, New York; brig Somes, Watson, Havana. Sid brig Tybee; sohr Mobi @ é Meg POINT, Va—Arr Deo 14, schr Rebecoa, Woglam, ork. Pt asa Deo 8, schr Charley & Willy, Vir- tinta MOBILE—Arr Deo 9, Span brig Auracars, Pages, Mala- ¢% Cid ship AB Thompeon, Mustard, Havre. NEW ORLEANS—Arr Dec 8, steamship Crescent City, Bued, NYork, 48th ult, via Havroa, Sth inst; ships Ocean (Bret), Gaetzen, Bremerhaven, 60 days; Euro, yan, ‘lurner, Havre, Oct 12; barks Clintonia Wright, right, Rio de Ji ; J B Johnson, Staples, Bristol, Eng, 60 days; 8 W Nas! ea eee we altar, Oct 15; Sherwood, }Foster, Ball y wE Kilby, Lenforo,{Turks Island, 10 Gers; sehe Alice, Butler, Havara, 4dags. Cid ships Bile ), Rosonkrats, Tr- ieste; Sultana, Barrett, NYork; Falcon, Wade, Liverpool. Towed to rea 4d, ships Horison; 34; Naples, Lucon, brig John Williams. NEWPORT—91d Dec 15, briga Humboldt, Ginn, Baltt- more; P I Nevius, (from Alexandria) St John, NB; Sem Belle, (from Jasksonville) Bath, and others. NEW BEDFO&D—Arr Dec 16, schra Cornelia, Now York; Avexander M, Warebam for Baltimore, Sid ‘14th, schre Sylvia FE, Charle'ton 80; Hope W Gandy, Philadelphia, PHILATELYBIA~ Cid Deo 16, steamer H B Beach, ‘open, NYork. PROVIDENCE—Arr Deo 15, pro seller Totten, Kellogg, N York; sloop Frederick Brown, Gardiner, N fork. Sid sakes Mountain Wave, Cook, and Northern Ksgle, ross, Nor- folk; Chace, Oaks. and Hrdrangen, Kean Baltimore; aa and Ni Weaver, Philadelphia; Wilkt 8 Robbing, Cartwright, and Van Buen, Barter, N York; Angeline, Eid- ridge, do, via NEaven. VLYMOUTA—Arr Deo 10, schrs Wampatuck. Bartlett, end Louisa, Stephens, Norfolk. Sid 6th, achrs Lewis Perry, Bates, Franklin, La; 8th, Howard, Wood, Norfolk; 13th, Medio, Packard, Baltimore. ‘7 RIGHMOND—Sid Deo 14, schr Ann O Baker, Smith, New ‘or! SAVANNAH—Arr Deo 12, brigs Macon, Watkins, New York; Susan Goddard (Br), maven Providence, Old bark Harvest, Nichols, NYork; brig Wetumpka, Johnsom, do; nobr Eelipre, Gorlee, do. ST MARKS—Sid Nov 24, brig Horald, Luce, NYork. SALEM—Arr Deo 14, brig Matilda, Cont, Tremont for Charleston; sohr L C Kelly, Jordan, Calais for NYork. Cld 12th, barks Catherine, Phill, Atrios, Sid 11th, sehr Mary Miller. Laws, Philadelphia; 14th, bark B Barr, NYork; 16th, hip Wi Ayres, Africa; barka Cathanme, Philips, 40; loseo, ‘Tansibar; brig Qe-